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From the 1896 Sanborn map, we see that the area around Troost Park was highly under developed. However, the park itself was already an established fixture in the area. In terms of buildings, the study area had a couple of large homes residing in it. The most notable being the one sitting on the eastern side of the park. Another noticeable difference is that the parcels were larger over all in the late 1800’s. The starkest being that the Paseo Blvd. is missing in 1896.

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The early part of the 20th century was a period of dramatic change for Troost Park. Those grande manors have been removed and replaced with many smaller single family homes. The 1925 Kansas City Atlas shows that these homes make the park more dense from all sides. It also comes as no surprise that these buildings now sit on shrunken parcels. Also, compared to the study area presently, those structures would be removed. This makes the area less dense, especially on the east side. The connectivity to Troost Park has also been improved with the addition of the eastern pedestrian paths. The Paseo was also erected years earlier by George Kessler and runs through the park. The Paseo’s inception made the blocks smaller overall.

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According to the Sanborn map from 1950, Troost Park’s housing density shifted. Some of the single family homes were replaced by apartment buildings facing into the park. The streets had also been widened. The study area also was considerably more dense in 1950 than 2020. Those large apartments being gone contributes to this.

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1991 Troost Park from 1950-1990’s underwent very little change. The apartment buildings are still standing, however many of the single family homes on the eastern side have vanished. The 1991 image comes from Historical Aerials.

Troost Park at present has far less density than in previous years. The apartment buildings that carried on for decades previously have been demolished, leaving vacant lots in their place. Lot vacancies have also been attributed to the demolition of many of the single family homes along Flora Ave. The data presented above was obtained from KC Parcelviewer.